GROUP TLeuven School of EngineeringGMS-VU WorkshopBangkok, October 29, 2002 Peter Demuynck

Welcome to know BelgiumBrussels, capital of Europe: EU NATO3 relatively autonomous regions: Flanders region (north) Walloon region (south) Brussels (center)

Life in LeuvenAn attractive university city in the center of BelgiumCultural and lively atmosphereMany foreign studentsEnglish is popularly usedExcellent Housing Infrastructure

Education System in Belgium / Europe Bachelors Degree Masters Degree

GROUP T Invites educable students to experience their own engineering education in the world

Our views on EnterprisingEngineering EducationEnvironmenting : plurality of worldviews awareness + autonomy to undertake own journey

Ensembling : paradox-dialogue-group consciousness of inter-connectedness / in synchronicity and resonance with the environment

EnterprisingEducating Engineering

Enterprising : vision-mission-sense of mission empowerment to create sense of mission

Educating to know, to do, to live together and to be educing own essence

Engineering : from core to more and encore

Teaching approach On top of the theoretical explanations, emphasis on both applications and implications in the environement Substantial teamwork In-company projects Open communication between students and professors Written and oral exams at the end of every semester

Basic Sciences

PhysicsChemistryBiologyMathematicsAreas of Technology

EnergyMatterLifeInformationDisciplines

DegreesElectromechanical Engineering (electro-mechanics & automation)Electronic Engineering (ICT & Design Technology)Chemical Engineering (chemistry and bio-chemistry)Master in e-media engineeringTeacher TrainingLanguage TrainingContinuing Education in Technology and in Management

Engineering curriculum also includes:EconomicsIntroduction in Business OrganisationMarketing ManagementFinancial ManagementInformation ManagementProject Management

but also Communication SkillsNegotiation TechniquesInter-cultural communication Teambuilding WorkPresentation SkillsJob application Techniques

Our professors & teaching staff Majority have doctor and masters degree They have relevant experience in their specific teaching field Their teaching style is very active and involved

Current International CooperationsJoint Undergraduate Engineering Programs with 4 chinese universities (USTB, NJTU, ZUT, HUST)Joint Masters Program (USTB)Chinese/European Education Innovation ProjectsUniTeam 3B/3E-projectGMS Project

UniTeam UniTwin 3B/3EParticipants : signed declaration of 9 partners

BangkokAsian Institute of TechnologySukhotai Thammathirat Open UniversityThammasat University

BeijingBeijing Normal UniversityNorhtern Jiatong UniversityUniversity of Science and Technology

Brussels (Europe)Katholieke Universiteit LeuvenVrije Universiteit BrusselUniversiteit Leiden

UniTeam UniTwin 3B/3E

Objectives : establish network to dialogue on the synergy between Enterprising, Educating and Engineering and spread the resulting ideasEnable bi-lateral and multi-lateral cooperations

Potential outcomes:educing engineer-coursewareICT implications of 3EsGMS-VU realization (?)Other

GT involvement in the GMS-VU pilot-projectInitial meetings and contacts in 2000

Attended the STOU-hosted workshop in August 2001

Substantial financial investment in GMS-VU project by providing 7 students of different GMS countries the opportunity to study Master in E-Media Engineering program at Group T in Leuven

Establishment of a GMS-workgroup at Group T2 students already in Leuven (from Thailand and Cambodia)2 students to arrive next week (from Vietnam and Lao)3 students to arrive in November (from China and Myanmar)

Our views on GMS-VU pilot project

Process : agreement on expected outcome + action plan

Content : ICT / E-media, Tourism, Civic Education,

Delivery medium : CD-rom, VCD,

Target Groups : University teachers / administrators

Our Commitment

Additional scholarship for 2 students of each GMS country to study at Group T and ensure continuation of the efforts of current GMS-VU workgroup

Coordination of EU funding applications

Possbile integration of GMS-VU project in UniTwin 3B/3E

The objectives are only worth achieving if we also enjoy the journey together

Any Questions?

Thank YouPeter.demuynck@group_t.be

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